Estate / Collection: The Collection of EJ Gonzalez
EDITH HEAD
Original costume design for a gold gown worn by Grace Kelly in Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief. Pencil and gouache sketch on paper with added gold paint. Unsigned. The sheet measures 17 1/8 x 13 7/8 inches (43.75 x 35.5 cm). Framed. Faint rippling and creasing, a softened corner at lower left, top edge somewhat irregular with tiny losses at corners, retaining horizontal perforated line along top, thus fine overall with signs of handling and removal from a notebook.
A sketch by Edith Head of one of her most iconic costume designs - Grace Kelly in her spectacular gold lamé gown at the Bal de Biarritz, one of the most impressive scenes in Hitchcock's classic 1955 romantic thriller To Catch a Thief. Head later recalled, "when people ask me who my favorite actress is, who my favorite actor is, and what my favorite film is, I tell them to watch To Catch a Thief and they’ll get all the answers. The film was a costume designer’s dream" (DeRosa, Steven. Hitchcock/Truffaut, Writing with Hitchcock, p. 112). Head was nominated for an Oscar for her work on the film.
Sold for $3,150
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: The Collection of EJ Gonzalez
EDITH HEAD
Original costume design for a gold gown worn by Grace Kelly in Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief. Pencil and gouache sketch on paper with added gold paint. Unsigned. The sheet measures 17 1/8 x 13 7/8 inches (43.75 x 35.5 cm). Framed. Faint rippling and creasing, a softened corner at lower left, top edge somewhat irregular with tiny losses at corners, retaining horizontal perforated line along top, thus fine overall with signs of handling and removal from a notebook.
A sketch by Edith Head of one of her most iconic costume designs - Grace Kelly in her spectacular gold lamé gown at the Bal de Biarritz, one of the most impressive scenes in Hitchcock's classic 1955 romantic thriller To Catch a Thief. Head later recalled, "when people ask me who my favorite actress is, who my favorite actor is, and what my favorite film is, I tell them to watch To Catch a Thief and they’ll get all the answers. The film was a costume designer’s dream" (DeRosa, Steven. Hitchcock/Truffaut, Writing with Hitchcock, p. 112). Head was nominated for an Oscar for her work on the film.
Auction: Stage & Screen, Dec 15, 2023
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's third annual Stage & Screen auction on December 15, 2023 attracted determined competition from collectors and fans around the world resulting in a sale total that surpassed expectations! Held in collaboration with the Entertainment Community Fund, the auction offered artwork, memorabilia, props, autographs and photographs from the vast history of the performing arts: Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance.
Recognizing the importance of the performing arts to the fabric of New York, and the terrible toll the pandemic and recent strikes have taken on the entertainment community, Doyle is proud to donate 10% of our profit from this auction to the Entertainment Community Fund.
Highlighting the sale was an important 1969 letter and drawing from rock legend Freddie Mercury to Ibex bandmate Mick "Miffer" Smith that soared past its $12,000-18,000 estimate to achieve $50,400. Penned a year before forming Queen, Mercury discusses seeing Led Zeppelin, his sexuality, his songwriting, and his early bands’, Ibex and Wreckage, upcoming performances. The letter is a tour-de-force of descriptive thought and shows his growing passion for writing music.
A special section of the auction comprising lots 5001 - 5019 featured celebrity memorabilia presented by the Entertainment Community Fund. While a portion of proceeds from every item in the auction benefited the Fund, 100% of the hammer price of the lots in this section goes entirely to the Entertainment Community Fund.
A highlight of this section was the stunning pink double-breasted velvet tuxedo jacket worn by Daniel Craig to the world premiere of No Time To Die at London's Royal Albert Hall on September 28, 2021. With competition from both sides of the Atlantic, the tuxedo jacket sold for $10,710, more than doubling its $3,000-5,000 estimate.
Founded in 1882, the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) is a national 501(c)(3) charitable organization for performing arts and entertainment professionals. The Fund helps address the specific needs of those in the industry, with a unique understanding of the challenges involved in a life in the arts. Read More ►
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